Main partners

MAF brings help, hope and healing to thousands caught up in conflict and in urgent need of food and medical assistance - touching countless lives in the name of Jesus.

Sustaining and multiplying the ministry efforts of over 150 partner organisations, we help overcome physical barriers created by dense jungles, vast distances, ever-changing rivers and infrastructure blighted by decades of war and under-investment.

In the face of overwhelming need, MAF planes help alleviate the suffering of internally displaced people and those affected by a destabilised eastern DRC.

The Second Congo War, 1998-2003, claimed an estimated 5.4 million lives, and rebel groups continue to operate in the east - threatening the security of civilians living and travelling by road there. By supporting the emerging interdenominational and inter-tribal Christian movement, MAF helps bring the healing, reconciliation and community development necessary for improving the long-term prospects of the DRC and its neighbours.

In 2014, an epidemic of Ebola in the west was contained in the remote Boende area. Because MAF was already operating in the country, doctors were able to respond quickly by assessing and treating those affected, and averting a much larger tragedy.

'We couldn’t be in the DRC without MAF. As MAF restored service in western DRC, so have we. We follow your plans and planes. Without MAF, our mission in the DRC would be extremely difficult.'

Eastern DRC

MAF touches countless lives by supporting the Church, missionaries, and an increasing number of short-term mission teams. Five MAF missionary families and 15 Congolese staff members with 2 aircraft serve DRC's north-eastern region.

MAF is committed to supporting the emerging interdenominational and inter-tribal Christian movement which provides healing, reconciliation and biblical community development. Other mission groups and humanitarian agencies use MAF to help with rebuilding efforts and alleviate the suffering of those displaced or affected by a destabilised eastern DRC.

Western DRC

MAF aircraft and radio communications services support the Congolese Church, international missions, and NGOs serving in western DRC: offering a valued solution to barriers created by vast distances, jungles, and ever-changing rivers.

Eight MAF missionary families and over 20 indigenous staff members operate and maintain aircraft from bases in Lubumbashi and Kinshasa. MAF sustains and multiplies the ministry efforts of expatriate missionaries, national Christian workers, social workers, and a 500-bed hospital in Vanga.

Pope Francis has invited all men and women, regardless of their religious denomination, to join a special Day of Prayer and Fasting for Peace for war-torn nations, including the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan.

'There was a big commotion in the crowd as people began pressing in and surging around a doctor from the hospital who was attempting to lead a woman towards the plane.'
Story and photos by Jaclyn Reierson

People living far from Congolese cities can now get recognised qualifications thanks to this remote centre of learning in remote Kikongo. But how have MAF aircraft helped make it all possible? Story and photos by Mark and Kelly Hewes

MAF flew 109 passengers and more than 6 tons of supplies to Boende over the 3 months since the Ebola outbreak started, enabling medical experts quick logistical access to the affected region to contain the disease and treat patients